The American Pharmacists Association published an article on their website discussing how the President’s renewed focus on jobs could help small independent pharmacies remain open. With the prospects of passing a comprehensive Federal health care reform package waivering, this is a much welcomed additional opportunity to advocate for the role of pharmacists, especially in the [...]
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Pharmacies may benefit from jobs focus
Posted in Advocacy, General, tagged health care reform, Iowa pharmacy on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NCPA suggests e-prescribing changes in testimony
Posted in Advocacy, Pharmacy provisions, tagged e-prescribing, health care reform, Iowa pharmacy on January 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NCPA submitted written testimony Monday during the Health Information Technology Policy Committee Information Exchange Workgroup in Washington DC. With the help of personal testimony of Baeteena Black, DPh, Executive Director of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association and NASPA President, NCPA praised the potential of e-prescribing but offered suggestions to address many concerns independent pharmacies have with [...]
There’s still time to advocate!
Posted in Advocacy, Pharmacy provisions, tagged health care reform, Iowa pharmacy on January 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
With the merger of the House and Senate health care bills in conference committee still upcoming, time remains to contact your representatives and senators and advocate for the role of pharmacists in any new health care system. Don’t forget that Iowa congressmen are uniquely positioned to affect the final form of health care, so follow [...]
Senate passes HCR; merger with House forthcoming
Posted in Advocacy, Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged AMP, DMEPOS, health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, medication therapy management, MTM on January 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On December 24th, the United States Senate passed their version of health care reform on party line, 60-39, vote. Now that both the House and Senate have passed their respective bills, a conference committee will meet so each chamber of Congress can vote on a merged health care reform bill. The final Senate bill included [...]
Senate health care bills merged; pharmacy provisions intact
Posted in Advocacy, Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged Grassley, Harkin, health care reform, HELP, Iowa pharmacy, Senate Finance on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The US Senate introduced their mash-up of the Senate Finance and Senate Health, Labor, Education and Pension (HELP) pieces of health care legislation this past Wednesday. The Congressional Budget Office stated the bill will cost $848 billion over 10 years and will provide coverage to an additional 31 million Americans. It is said to also [...]
NPR report on drug company tactics
Posted in Advocacy, tagged drug companies, health care reform, Iowa pharmacy on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’ve got a few minutes read this story or listen to the report from NPR about the effect of drug manufacturers’ coupons for brand name medications on health care costs. It’s great to see such a topic, which probably isn’t news to most pharmacists, receiving attention on a national level.
PBM transparency amendment passes unanimously
Posted in Advocacy, Legislation, Pharmacy provisions, tagged health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, PBM, PBM transparency, Senate Finance on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An amendment offered by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) during the Senate Finance Committee’s markup of its health care legislation–America’s Healthy Future Act–passed unanimously today. The amendment would require three major disclosures by PBMs operating within a newly established health insurance exchange: Prescription drugs dispensed through retail pharmacies and mail-order pharmacies with generic dispensing and substitution [...]
MTM lands on Kaiser’s radar
Posted in Advocacy, tagged health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, medication therapy management, MTM on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve seen every headline of every story published by the prolific Kaiser Health News this summer. Today marks the first time I read one with a focus on the role of pharmacists’ services in health care reform! Though the story doesn’t specifically call it “medication therapy management” or address the fact that this is not [...]
August recess master schedule
Posted in Advocacy, tagged Boswell, Braley, Grassley, Harkin, health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, King, Latham, Loebsack, town hall on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Des Moines Register has published an article with detailed schedules of every Iowa senators’ and representatives’ public meetings and town halls planned for the August recess: Complete August recess schedule
August town hall schedules
Posted in Advocacy, tagged Boswell, Braley, Grassley, Harkin, health care reform, Iowa pharmacy, King, Latham, Loebsack, MTM, town hall on August 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Iowa congressmen will be busy over the August recess holding town hall meetings around the state with their constituents. Find one near you and go advocate for the profession of pharmacy! Representatives Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack along with Senator Chuck Grassley currently have their town hall schedules announced, and the other four legislators will [...]
